What It Is: Picture This is a SDAIE strategy that focuses on building vocabulary for English Language Learners. It is a strategy that integrates art with various content matter to promote and build vocabulary skills. It uses visuals as a way to represent a vocabulary word or concept.
How It Works:
A blank paper is folded into 8 squares or sections.
Students are given time to draw pictures or symbols in the squares to represent a vocabulary word or concept.
Students do not label pictures.
Student exchange pictures with partners and try to correctly guess what each picture is representing.
Students return pictures and check for correct answers.
Who It's For: ALL Students! All students can benefit from this strategy as it uses visuals to represent a word or concept. It meets the needs of various learning styles such as visual, spacial, and kinesthetic. English Language Learners (ELLs): This strategy is especially helpful for English language learners because it connects prior knowledge to new knowledge. It connects a vocabulary word or concept with a picture or image. It aids in their vocabulary development and language acquisition by using visuals.
When To Use It: This is a great strategy to use during any content lesson that deals with vocabulary. It can be used to teach vocabulary words in science, math, social studies, and language arts. It is great for aiding with vocabulary development as well as memorization. It reinforces the words into their memory by allowing students to associate pictures with words. It is also great to use when a student is struggling with a vocabulary word or concept.
Why Use It? This strategy provides authenticity for abstract concepts and ideas that are being presented. With vocabulary words and concepts, it brings the word or concept from the abstract to the concrete with a clear visual representation of the word or concept. It also bridges the language gap for English language learners by allowing students to visually see the vocabulary word or concept. It takes that prior knowledge of the image of the word and connects it to English. It is also an interactive strategy that allows students to work together to build vocabulary.
Picture This!
By: Kristina MartinezWhat It Is:
Picture This is a SDAIE strategy that focuses on building vocabulary for English Language Learners. It is a strategy that integrates art with various content matter to promote and build vocabulary skills. It uses visuals as a way to represent a vocabulary word or concept.
How It Works:
Who It's For:
ALL Students! All students can benefit from this strategy as it uses visuals to represent a word or concept. It meets the needs of various learning styles such as visual, spacial, and kinesthetic.
English Language Learners (ELLs): This strategy is especially helpful for English language learners because it connects prior knowledge to new knowledge. It connects a vocabulary word or concept with a picture or image. It aids in their vocabulary development and language acquisition by using visuals.
When To Use It:
This is a great strategy to use during any content lesson that deals with vocabulary. It can be used to teach vocabulary words in science, math, social studies, and language arts. It is great for aiding with vocabulary development as well as memorization. It reinforces the words into their memory by allowing students to associate pictures with words. It is also great to use when a student is struggling with a vocabulary word or concept.
Why Use It?
This strategy provides authenticity for abstract concepts and ideas that are being presented. With vocabulary words and concepts, it brings the word or concept from the abstract to the concrete with a clear visual representation of the word or concept. It also bridges the language gap for English language learners by allowing students to visually see the vocabulary word or concept. It takes that prior knowledge of the image of the word and connects it to English. It is also an interactive strategy that allows students to work together to build vocabulary.
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Resources:
http://prezi.com/iknq4o6adwvh/specially-designed-academic-instruction-in-english-sdaie/